title: [Development of CT manifestations and anatomic studies on thoracic-abdominal junctional zone].
abstract: Thoracic-abdominal junctional zone is an area from the inferior chest to superior belly. The inferior chest contains inferior pulmonary lobes, pulmonary ligament, inferior mediastinum and lower thoracic cavity,while the superior belly contains upper abdominal cavity, spatium retroperitonaeale, abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava, liver, stomach, adrenal glands, kidneys and spleen. This article is to review the CT manifestations and anatomy of diseases such as infection, trauma, hemorrhage, hernia and tumor involving this area. It could provides anatomic and pathological information for instituting clinical treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yilan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed